21 December 1944 Part 51

Summary

Aircraft movements and observations. Air or sea observations. Shipping and convoy movements

Location Details

Guernsey; Cherbourg; Cap de la Hague

Diary Entry

Continuation: 21 December; entries for 22 December 1944

Enemy vessels observed during the day in convoy traffic:

From Cherbourg: three L.S.T.s; one freighter with one funnel and two masts; one Frobisher-class light cruiser; and four destroyers.

Towards Cherbourg: one auxiliary aircraft carrier; two destroyers; and one Liberty ship.

North of Cap de la Hague: four destroyers, course south-west.

North-west of Guernsey: one destroyer, course east; and two vessels of undetermined type, course west.

Source of Information

T-1022 Roll 2423, PG 37998, Commander of Sea Defences, Channel Islands. Source scan 0144 — original page 313